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Alopex praeglacialis

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Alopex praeglacialis was named by Kormos (1932). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Villany locality 3, which is in the Villafranchian of horizon Hungary.

It was recombined as Vulpes praeglacialis by Bonifay (1971), Wang et al. (2008), Koufos (2022).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Alopex praeglacialis Kormos
1971Vulpes praeglacialis Bonifay
1971Vulpes marinosi Sickenberg
2008Vulpes praeglacialis Wang et al.
2022Vulpes praeglacialis Koufos

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
Pancarnivora
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
familyCanidae
genusAlopexFrisch 1775
speciespraeglacialisKormos 1932

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Alopex praeglacialis Kormos 1932
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: carnivoreg
Diet 2: omnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 14:18:39
Modified: 2011-04-24 21:13:05
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Van Valkenburgh 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Villafranchian or 3.55000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Hungary (Barany) Alopex praeglacialis (35359)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Hungary (Barany) Alopex praeglacialis (type locality: 35369)